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Ragout of Lamb with Poulette Sauce

A classic French dish featuring lamb cooked in a creamy white wine and mushroom sauce.

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French
medium
1h 15m
4
gluten-free
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1h 0m
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Ingredients
  • •Lamb shouldercut into pieces
  • •Butter
  • •Leekswhite part only, sliced
  • •Onionssliced
  • •1 tbsp Flourfor thickening
  • •1 glass White wine
  • •1 glass Water
  • •Button mushroomssliced
  • •Cream
  • •2 Egg yolks
  • •Bouquet garniherbs tied together
  • •Saltto taste
  • •Black pepperto taste
  • •1 tsp Lemon juice(optional)for finishing
Instructions
  1. 1

    Brown the lamb pieces in butter in a large pan.

    10 min

  2. 2

    Remove lamb and sweat leeks and onions in the same pan.

    10 min

  3. 3

    Add lamb back to the pan, sprinkle with flour, and stir.

    5 min

  4. 4

    Add white wine, water, bouquet garni, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 30 minutes.

    30 min

  5. 5

    Add mushrooms, cover, and cook for another 10 minutes.

    10 min

  6. 6

    Mix cream with egg yolks and lemon juice, then add to the pan off the heat.

    5 min

  7. 7

    Gently heat the sauce without boiling until thickened.

    5 min

Equipment Needed
large pan
wooden spoon
bowl
tongs

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